Kristofer B. Kracht, Director Meghan Krause, Assistant Director
I. Squad membership
Andrea Carlile, Bridget Traut, Katelyn Reschetz, Susan King, Henry Stokman, Justin Paul, Megan Simonson, Julie Wenaas, Katie Schoeneck, Becky Kuehl, Kristen Gupta, Greg Gorham, Brandon Gillette, Kari DenOtter, Katherine Groves, Heidi Hope, Kate Johansen, John Zeiler, Kristine Overson
Majors represented: Accounting, Communication Studies, Economics and Management, English, French, History, Philosophy, Political Science, Women’s Studies
Officer:Captain: Heidi Hope
II. Tournament Honors and Awards
Parliamentary League of the Upper Midwest #1
Brandon Gillette & Justin Paul
Gold Team Award
Brandon Gillette
Fourth Place Speaker Award
Carol Gaede Talk of the Tundra Invitational – MSUM & Concordia College
Fifth Place Team Sweepstakes Award
Becky Kuehl
First Place Communication Analysis
Second Place Informative Speaking
Third Place Persuasive Speaking
Brandon Gillette
First Place Impromptu Speaking
Parliamentary League of the Upper Midwest #2
Brandon Gillette & Justin Paul
Gold Team Award
Brandon Gillette
First Place Speaker Award
Winona State University Invitational
Becky Kuehl
First Place Persuasive Speaking
Fifth Place Informative Speaking
Lyz Baranowski
Fourth Place Program Oral Interpretation
Twin Cities Forensic League #1
Becky Kuehl
First Place Informative Speaking
Fourth Place Persuasive Speaking
Kristine Overson
Sixth Place Informative Speaking
Minnesota State University at Mankato Invitational
Becky Kuehl
Second Place Informative Speaking
Third Place Persuasive Speaking
Justin Paul
Fourth Place Extemporaneous Speaking
Katie Schoeneck
Third Place Poetry Interpretation
Valley Forensics League #1
Katie Schoeneck
Fourth Place Poetry Interpretation
Sixth Place Prose Interpretation
Kate Johansen
First Place Impromptu Speaking
Sixth Place Extemporaneous Speaking
Valley Forensics League #2
Julie Wenaas
Sixth Place Informative Speaking
Henry Stokman
Fifth Place Extemporaneous Speaking
Megan Simonson
Fourth Place After Dinner Speaking
Justin Paul
Third Place Extemporaneous Speaking
Katie Groves
Fourth Place Poetry Interpretation
Kate Johansen
First Place Extemporaneous Speaking
First Place Impromptu Speaking
Kate Schoeneck
Fifth Place Dramatic Duo Interpretation
John Zeiler
Fifth Place Dramatic Duo Interpretation
River Falls Wisconsin
Second Place Team Sweepstakes Award
Katie Groves
Sixth Place Dramatic Duo Interpretation
Heidi Hope
Sixth Place Dramatic Duo Interpretation
Kate Johansen
Second Place Extemporaneous Speaking
Second Place Impromptu Speaking
Justin Paul
First Place Impromptu Speaking
Fourth Place Extemporaneous Speaking
Becky Kuehl
Second Place Communication Analysis
Katie Schoeneck
Fourth Place Poetry Interpretation
Fourth Place Prose Interpretation
Cody Cooper
Fifth Place After Dinner Speaking
Megan Simonson
Fourth Place After Dinner Speaking
Andrea Carlile
Sixth Place Impromptu Speaking
Second Place Persuasive Speaking
SDSU Jackrabbit Jousts
Becky Kuehl
Fourth Place Communication Analysis
Fourth Place Persuasive Speaking
Andrea Carlile
Fifth Place Persuasive Speaking
Brandon Gillette
Second Place Impromptu Speaking
Mid-America Forensic League #4
Becky Kuehl
Sixth Place Communication Analysis
Kate Johansen
First Place Extemporaneous Speaking
Andrea Carlile
Fifth Place Persuasive Speaking
Iowa Swing
Brandon Gillette
Fifth Place Impromptu Speaking
Mid-America Forensics League #6
Fourth Place Team Sweepstakes
Brandon Gillette
Fourth Place Persuasive Speaking
Fifth Place Impromptu Speaking
Andrea Carlile
Sixth Place Persuasive Speaking
Greg Gorham
Fourth Place Impromptu Speaking
Kari DenOtter
Sixth Place Impromptu Speaking
Becky Kuehl
Fifth Place Informative Speaking
Twin Cities Forensics League #4
Second Place Team Sweepstakes
Andrea Carlile
Third Place Impromptu Speaking
Fourth Place Persuasive Speaking
Kari DenOtter
Sixth Place Impromptu Speaking
Fourth Place After Dinner Speaking
Greg Gorham
Fourth Place Impromptu Speaking
Third Place Extemporaneous Speaking
Brandon Gillette
Second Place Extemporaneous Speaking
Henry Stokman
Fourth Place Extemporaneous Speaking
Kristen Gupta
Third Place Informative Speaking
Katie Groves
Second Place Poetry Interpretation
Katei Schoeneck
First Place Dramatic Interpretation
John Zeiler
Fourth Place Prose Interpretation
UNL/Kansas State Swing
Brandon Gillette
Sixth Place Persuasive Speaking
Brandon Gillette
Sixth Place Persuasive Speaking
Katie Schoeneck
Semi-Finalist Prose Interpretation
Ice Box Classis – St. Cloud State University
Katie Groves
Second Place Prose Interpretation
Katie Schoeneck
First Place Dramatic Interpretation
Greg Gorham
Third Place Extemporaneous Speaking
Kari DenOtter
Sixth Place After Dinner Speaking
Twin Cites Forensics League #5
First Place Team Sweepstakes
Katie Groves
First Place Prose Interpretation
Katie Schoeneck
Third Place Prose Interpretation
Fifth Place Dramatic Interpretation
Kristen Gupta
Fourth Place Informative Speaking
Julie Wenaas
Sixth Place Informative Speaking
Katelyn Reschetz
Fifth Place After Dinner Speaking
Susan King
Fifth Place Persuasive Speaking
Andrea Carlile
Second Place Persuasive Speaking
Fourth Place Impromptu Speaking
Greg Gorham
Second Place Impromptu Speaking
Second Place Extemporaneous Speaking
Henry Stokaman
Third Place Extemporaneous Speaking
Wisconsin Love Fest – Eau Claire
Greg Gorham
Sixth Place Extemporaneous Speaking
Brandon Gillette
First Place Persuasive Speaking
Andrea Carlile
Third Place Impromptu Speaking
Megan Simonson
Sixth Place Impromptu Speaking
MN Collegiate Forensics Association Tournament
Third Place Team Sweepstakes Open Division
Brandon Gillette
Fifth Place Extemporaneous Speaking
Fourth Place Impromptu Speaking
Andrea Carlile
Sixth Place Impromptu Speaking
Susan King
Fifth Place Oratory
Julie Wenaas
Sixth Place Informative Speaking
Brandon Gillette/Justin Paul
First Place Parliamentary Debate
Greg Gorham/Andrea Carlile
Second Place Parliamentary Debate
Parliamentary Debate League of the Upper Midwest #6
Brandon Gillette/ Justin Paul
Bronze Award
Brandon Gillette
Second Place Individual Speaker
SDSU Bunny Bop
Katie Schoeneck
First Place Dramatic Interpretation
Valley Forensics League #4
Susan King
Third Place Persuasive Speaking
Kari DenOtter
Second Place Poetry Interpretation
Kristen Gupta
First Place Informative Speaking
Fifth Place Prose Interpretation
Bridget Traut
Second Place Communication Analysis
District IV Qualifier
Kari DenOtter
First Place Impromptu Speaking
American Forensics Association National Individual
Events Tournament Participants and Qualifiers
Becky Kuehl
Persuasive Speaking, Informative Speaking, Communication Analysis
Kari DenOtter
Impromptu Speaking
Kristen Gupta
Informative Speaking
Greg Gorham
Extemporaneous Speaking
Katie Schoeneck
Dramatic Interpretation
Andrea Carlile
Persuasive Speaking
Brandon Gillette
Impromptu Speaking
Kate Johansen
Impromptu Speaking
Extemporaneous Speaking
Did You Know?
The Swedish House (Svenska Huset) was established in 1974 as a residence for selected students with language proficiency in Swedish and anticipating or returning from study in Sweden.
